Pentax Optio T30

Pentax introduces a couple of new cameras today, starting here with the T30, successor to the T20. The T30 ups resolution to 7.1 million pixels, ISO sensitivity to 3200 and is 0.5mm slimmer than its predecessor at just 19mm. Still sporting a 3.0-inch screen with touch display control and a 3x zoom but theT30 also throws Face Recognition AF and AE into the mix.

PENTAX Optio T30

PENTAX Corporation is pleased to announce the new PENTAX Optio T30, which realizes a slim body while being equipped with a large 3.0-inch LCD monitor that enables for easy viewing. The Optio T30 comes with new functions such as shake reduction which reduces camera shake and subject blurring, and “Face Recognition AF & AE,” which is convenient when photographing people.

Major Features

1. Easy-to-view 3.0-inch oversized LCD monitorThe Optio T30 is equipped with a high-resolution, oversized 3.0-inch LCD monitor with approximately 230,000 pixels that enables images and menu text to be displayed largely and clearly. The monitor also has a wide viewing angle of approximately 170° from all directions, making it easy to confirm images, even when looking at the monitor diagonally.

2. Shake reduction function

(Digital SR (Shake Reduction)
A mode that reduces camera shakes and blurring of the subject when photographing still images. The sensitivity is adjusted automatically, to as high as the ultrahigh sensitivity of ISO 3200, to match the brightness of the subject. This enables for photography with fast shutter speeds, and images with less blurs can be obtained.

Movie SR (Shake Reduction)*1
An electronic shake reduction function exclusively for capturing movies, which effectively corrects distortions in images due to camera shakes through software. *1 When using “Movie SR,” the field of view is narrower than that during normal recording.

3. “Face Recognition AF & AE” function that is convenient when photographing peopleThe Optio T30 is equipped with a “Face Recognition AF & AE” function*2 that automatically detects and focuses on faces, regardless of where the people appear in the photo frame. In addition, optimal exposure settings are automatically conducted so that the areas with faces are not darkened even if there is backlighting.*2 Available when the photography mode is “Portrait” and the camera is directed at people from the front.

4. One of the Smallest and lightest in its classBy using a new type of battery that is thin and high-performance, as well as adopting the “sliding lens system,”*3 which is a lens mechanism unique to PENTAX, the Optio T30 realizes one of the smallest and lightest compact body in the class of models equipped with a large, 3.0-inch LCD monitor and 3X optical zoom. *3 PENTAX’s proprietary lens system: The central lens group slides upward from the optical axis and the front and back lens groups slip under them. Housing the lens in two steps in the lens cylinder reduces overall lens thickness, thereby minimizing body depth.

6. Touch-display control systemVarious functions can be set and entered easily, due to a touch-display control system where operations can be made by directly touching the icons on the LCD monitor.

7. My Drawing mode for easy picture designThe Optio T30 comes with a My Drawing mode, which lets you enjoy customizing your shots. Using the included stylus pen, you can create your own original picture by writing directly on the image shown on the monitor or adding a stored illustration with the Stamp function. The camera also has a function for storing your favorite photos as original stamps.

8. Auto Picture mode automatically determines the best settings for the shooting conditionsThe Auto Picture mode lets the camera automatically determine the shooting conditions for Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, and Program modes and choose the optimum settings for each subject. This PENTAX original function makes photography a lot easier for users since it eliminates the necessity of making a number of individual settings.

9. Other features

Auto-tracking AF continuously focusing on a moving subject

Compatible with new SDHC memory cards, in addition to conventional SD memory cards

Function (Fn) setting permits you to store frequently used settings and recall them from the panel with a single touch

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